Jira is Atlassian’s issue and project tracker, priced per user on its paid plans. It can log work against issues, but it has no billing rates, timesheet approvals, or client invoicing, so agencies add a marketplace timesheet app, export worklogs to a spreadsheet, and build invoices in accounting software. Keito starts from the billable time instead: AI-drafted entries each person confirms, approved by a reviewer, priced at their billing rate, and turned into invoices and client-ready reports at a flat workspace price. You can keep Jira for issues and sync Keito time to Jira worklogs.
If you want a different issue tracker, look at Linear, ClickUp, Asana, or an open-source tracker. If the real gap is billing, Jira stops at the issue: it records work logged against tickets, but not reviewed billable hours at each person’s rate or client invoices. Keito is the alternative for that job. Developers confirm AI-drafted time against client projects and tasks, a reviewer approves it at each person’s billing rate, and approved hours become invoices, client reports, and Stripe payments. The Keito Jira Cloud integration writes linked entries back to Jira worklogs, so you can keep Jira for delivery.
Illustrative billing review
Illustrative billing period
Hours approved
Entries confirmed
214
Client projects
7
Developers
11
Time linked to Jira issues
Issue key saved on each entry and synced to a Jira worklog
Approved at the member’s rate
A reviewer approves hours priced at per-member billing rates
Invoice from approved time
Approved hours become invoice lines, a client report, and a Stripe payment link
Client software teams usually plan and ship in Jira, log work on issues or add a marketplace timesheet app, then export worklogs, total them by client, apply rates in a spreadsheet, and type an invoice into QuickBooks, Xero, or similar. Jira handles sprints and issues well; the gap is a product step that reviews billable hours at each person’s rate and raises the client invoice from that approved record. Keito closes that gap in one workspace while your issues stay in Jira.
Create the clients, projects, and tasks your team bills against, with project budgets by total hours, total fees, task, or person. Keito does not import Jira projects or create projects from issues, so you set up the billing structure once.
Each developer confirms AI-drafted entries or runs a Keito timer against a project and task, and links the entry to a Jira issue key such as WEB-184. With the Jira Cloud integration connected, Keito creates or updates the matching Jira worklog for that person.
On Pro and Business, a reviewer approves timesheets before the period closes. Approved hours become Keito estimates, invoices, recurring invoices, and client-ready reports, with Stripe invoice payments.
Issue tracker or billable-hours tool
Atlassian’s Jira pricing page (checked 2026-10-17) lists a Free plan for up to 10 users, then Standard at about $8.48 USD and Premium at about $15.56 USD per user per month, with Enterprise quoted by Atlassian sales. Paid plans are priced per user. Jira can log time spent and remaining estimates on issues, but its plans do not include billing rates, timesheet approval, or client invoicing; teams that bill by the hour rely on marketplace apps such as Tempo and other tools for that. Keito is not an issue tracker, sprint board, or backlog tool, so it is not a like-for-like replacement for Jira. Its case is that billable time, its approval, and the invoice built from it belong in one reviewed record at a published flat price.
Choose Jira, or another issue tracker, when the core need is software delivery: backlogs, sprints, issues, and workflows
Choose Keito when the problem is billable hours: capturing developer time by client and project, approving it at each person’s rate, and invoicing from approved time
Prove it in one billing period: link Keito entries to Jira issues and compare invoices built from approved hours with your current worklog export
Workflow fit
Keito keeps Jira alternative connected to client, project, billable status, approval, and invoice context before the work reaches finance.
Choose Jira, or another issue tracker, when the core need is software delivery: backlogs, sprints, issues, and workflows
Choose Keito when the problem is billable hours: capturing developer time by client and project, approving it at each person’s rate, and invoicing from approved time
Prove it in one billing period: link Keito entries to Jira issues and compare invoices built from approved hours with your current worklog export
A Keito admin connects one Jira Cloud site, and each developer connects their own Jira user. When a Keito timer entry is linked to a Jira issue key, Keito creates or updates the Jira worklog for that person and stores the worklog ID so later edits do not duplicate it.
Jira prices paid plans per user, and timesheet apps from the Atlassian Marketplace are usually priced per user too. Keito Pro, at $49 USD/month per workspace with no per-user fees, includes per-member billing rates, timesheet and expense approvals, and project-scoped approval workflows.
Keito builds estimates, invoices, recurring invoices, and client-ready reports from approved hours, with Stripe invoice payments, and copies invoices to QuickBooks Online or Xero on Business so the books stay in your accounting tool.
The difference is not just recording time. It is whether the record can support billing, project decisions, and client conversations.
Product shape
A workspace for time and expense tracking, reviewed billable hours, estimates, invoices, and client reporting.
Atlassian publishes Jira as an issue and project tracker: backlogs, boards, sprints, workflows, and automation.
How time is captured
AI drafts an entry from the work done, or the developer runs a Keito timer linked to a Jira issue; a reviewer then approves it.
Work can be logged on issues as time spent; dedicated timesheets usually come from marketplace apps.
Rates and approvals
Per-member billing rates, timesheet approvals, and project budgets on Pro and Business.
No built-in billing rates or timesheet approval; marketplace apps add parts of it.
Invoicing
Estimates, invoices, and recurring invoices built from approved hours on every paid plan, with Stripe payments.
No client invoicing; teams export worklogs and invoice in accounting or invoicing software.
Pricing
Published flat pricing: Solo $19 USD/month for one licensed user; Pro $49 USD/month and Business $199 USD/month per workspace, with no per-user fees.
Free for up to 10 users, then Standard about $8.48 USD and Premium about $15.56 USD per user per month, with Enterprise quoted by sales (checked 2026-10-17).
Working together
The Jira Cloud integration syncs linked Keito timer entries to Jira worklogs on Solo, Pro, and Business.
Keeps issues, sprints, and workflows; Keito never changes issue status or board workflow.
It is software a team uses instead of, or alongside, Jira, Atlassian’s issue and project tracker. Some teams move to another tracker such as Linear, ClickUp, or Asana for a lighter workflow. Software agencies and consultancies that bill by the hour often need a better home for billable time instead. Keito is that alternative: AI-drafted or timer-tracked time each developer confirms, approved by a reviewer, then turned into invoices and client reports.
Jira lets people log time spent and remaining estimates on issues, but its plans do not include billing rates, timesheet approval, or client invoicing. Teams add a marketplace timesheet app such as Tempo, or export worklogs to a spreadsheet, then build invoices in QuickBooks, Xero, or similar. Keito covers that step: time linked to Jira issues is approved at each person’s rate and becomes estimates, invoices, recurring invoices, and client reports.
Atlassian’s Jira pricing page (checked 2026-10-17) lists Free for up to 10 users, then Standard at about $8.48 USD and Premium at about $15.56 USD per user per month, with Enterprise quoted by sales. Marketplace timesheet apps are usually an extra per-user cost. Keito publishes flat workspace pricing: Solo at $19 USD/month for one licensed user, Pro at $49 USD/month with timesheet approvals and billing rates, and Business at $199 USD/month, with no per-user fees.
Keep Jira when the main need is software delivery: backlogs, sprints, issues, and workflows. Keito is not an issue tracker, so it is the wrong choice for replacing those. Many teams keep both: Jira for planning and shipping the work, and Keito for capturing billable developer hours, approving them at each person’s rate, and invoicing clients from approved time.
Yes. The Keito Jira Cloud integration is available on Solo, Pro, and Business. An admin connects the Jira Cloud site, each developer connects their Jira user, and Keito timer entries linked to an issue key create or update that person’s Jira worklog. Keito does not import Jira projects or past worklogs, so you set up clients, projects, and tasks once and start the next billing period there. Teams moving from Harvest can import their Harvest data first.
Each approved entry in Keito carries the client, project, task, person, duration, description, billable status, rate, reviewer, and approval state. Keito builds estimates, invoices, and recurring invoices from those approved hours, accepts Stripe invoice payments, and produces client-ready reports by project and task instead of raw issue lists. On Business, invoices can be copied to QuickBooks Online or Xero for the books.
Solo includes 1 licensed user, unlimited AI agents, Mac, Windows, and iOS apps, Stripe payments, and standard CSV and Excel exports. Pro adds your team. Business adds integrations, planning, advanced reporting, and stronger controls.
1 licensed user
For independent consultants, freelancers, and small studios running work with AI agents.
Flat workspace price for 1 licensed user
Team collaboration
For teams that need shared workspaces, approvals, and team-level project visibility.
Flat workspace price with no per-user fees
Advanced operations
For organizations that need integrations, planning, advanced reporting, and stronger controls.
Flat workspace price with no per-user fees
Optional Business add-on: Microsoft Entra SSO.
View add-on and pricingAI agents do not require licenses on any plan.
Solo, Pro, and Business can use API keys for agent workflows.
Solo, Pro, and Business include standard CSV and Excel data export.
Start with Solo, add people on Pro when you need reviewers or collaborators, and see how Keito turns tracked effort into clearer reports.
